Patterns of fetal growth within Large White x Landrace and Chinese Meishan gilt litters at three stages of gestation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 419-425

  Finch, A M ^a,c   Antipatis, C ^a,d   Pickard, A R ^a,e   Ashworth, C J ^a,b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetus; IUGR; Porcine; Pregnancy; Runt; SGA

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LITTER SIZE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037000463     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD01131     Document Type: Article

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